Full Description
Critical Decisions in Periodontology, Fourth Edition, is designed to guide students and practitioners in applying their decision-making knowledge in a structured and logical manner. The decisions may be in diagnosis, treatment selections and options, procedures in various treatments, and evaluating outcomes. This new edition sees a section devoted to esthetics in periodontal treatment. New techniques such as minimally invasive surgery and effects of chemotherapy on periodontal therapy are presented. The contributors to the text represent both north American and international thinking.
Contents
1 Medical History 2 Laboratory Tests and their Significance 3 Dental History 4 Plaque Control History 5 When to use Microbial Tests for Specific Periodontal Pathogens in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 6 Indications for Periodontal Examination 7 Indications for Radiographic Examination 8 Gingival Color Change 9 Gingival Bleeding 10 Split Interdental Papilla 11 Localized Periodontal Pain 12 Generalized Periodontal Pain 13 Probing 14 Differentiating Types of Furcation Involvement 15 Differentiating Degrees of Mobility 16 Radiographic Examinations 17 Interpreting Bone Loss on Radiographs 18 Vertical Bone Defects 19 Digital Radiograph Use in Periodontics 20 Overhanging Margin 21 Root Exposure 22 Determining and Recording Occlusal Findings 23 Periodontal Health, Gingivitis, and Chronic Periodontitis 24 Differential Diagnosis of Localized and Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis 25 Periodontal Health versus Gingivitis and Periodontitis 26 Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (NUG) and Periodontics (NUP), Chronic Periodontitis 27 Primary Acute Herpetic Gingivostomatitis 28 Primary versus Secondary Occlusal Trauma 29 Gingival Enlargement Diagnosis 30 Pure Mucogingival versus Mucogingival-Osseous Problems 31 Differential Diagnosis: Problems of Endodontic and Periodontal Etiology 32 Differential Diagnosis Among Periodontal Diseases Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection 33 Diagnosis and Management of HIV Associated Periodontal Diseases 34 Desquamative Gingivitis 35 Cracked Tooth Syndrome 36 Developing a Prognosis 37 Hopeless Teeth 38 Sequence of Treatment 39 Referral to a Periodontist 40 Referral to a Periodontist by a General Practitioner 41 Prophylaxis versus Root Planning 42 Surgery versus Repetitive Root Planning 43 Ultrasonic Debridement versus Hand Scaling/Root Planning 44 Selection of the Appropriate Periodontal Surgical Technique: Treating Mucogingival-Osseous or Pure Mucogingival Problems 45 Selection of Surgical Approaches for Periodontitis Patients 46 Furcation Involvements 47 Powered or a Manual Toothbrush 48 Adjuctive Plaque-Control Devices 49 Maxillary Molars with Root Proximity/Periodontal Problems 50 Periodontally Compromised Potential Abutment Teeth 51 Periodontal Antimicrobial Therapy 52 Extraneous Factors Which May Influence Treatment Planning 53 Establishing the Adequacy of Attached Gingiva 54 Active Recession versus Stability 55 Restorative Plans and Gingival Augmentation 56 Orthodontics and Gingival Augmentation 57 Mucogingival Needs of Patients Planning Orthodontics: A European View 58 Orthodontic Approaches for Patients with Periodontal Problems 59 Prevention of Recession 60 Recession Treatment: Root Coverage or Not? 61 Free Gingival Graft, Connective Tissue Graft, or Guided Tissue Augmentation 62 Primary Occlusal Trauma 63 Secondary Occlusal Trauma 64 Canine Disclusion (Cuspid Rise) versus Group Function 65 Selective Grinding versus Splinting 66 Selective Grinding versus Night Guard 67 Occlusal Trauma and Adult Orthodontics 68 Removable Partial Denture Considerations for the Periodontally Compromised Patient 69 Treatment of Gingival Enlargements 70 Circumscribed Gingival Enlargements 71 Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases and Other Related Conditions 72 Indications for Molar Tooth Resection: Hemisection versus Root Amputation 73 Determining Whether a Resected Molar Will be a Useful Abutment for a Fixed Prosthesis 74 Sequencing Endodontics and Root Resection 75 Surgical Therapy versus Maintenance 76 Evaluation of Furcation Status of Molars Before Surgery 77 "Through and Through" Furcation 78 Periodontal Reasons to Extract a Tooth 79 Guided Tissue Regeneration versus Mucogingival-Osseous Surgery 80 The European Approach to Guided Tissue Regeneration: Case Selection 81 Guided Tissue Regeneration versus Osseous Fill 82 Selection of Sites for Placing an Atrisorb Membrane for Guided Tissue Regeneration 83 A New Technique for Preparing and Placing an Atrisorb GTR Membrane 84 The European Approach to Guided Tissue Regeneration: Membrane Selection 85 Guided Tissue Regeneration for Treatment of Vertical Osseous Defects 86 Guided Tissue Regeneration or Alternatives for Treating Furcation Involvements 87 Guided Tissue Regeneration in Two-Walled Osseous Defects 88 Guided Tissue Regeneration in Osseous Dehiscences 89 Guided Tissue Regeneration Strategy to Maximize Esthetics: Selection of the Surgical Approach and the Type of Membrane 90 Apically Positioned Flap Procedure 91 Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) 92 Palatal Flap Design 93 Osseous Recontouring 94 Osteoplasty 95 Bone Fill: Regenerative Procedures 96 The Application of Bone Fill: Regenerative Procedures 97 Re-evaluation After a Bone Fill/Regeneration Procedure 98 Guided Tissue Regeneration in Three-Walled Osseous Defects 99 Treating A One-Walled Osseous Defect 100 Treating a Crater Type Two-Walled Osseous Defect 101 Treating a Three-Walled Osseous Defect 102 Approaches to Retromolar Defects 103 Suturing Following Periodontal Surgery 104 Dressing Following Surgery 105 Pharmacological Pain Management in Periodontics 106 Restoration Following Mucogingival-Osseous or Regenerative Surgery 107 Dehiscence and Fenestration 108 Free Gingival Graft Procedure 109 The Connective Tissue Graft or Guided Tissue Regeneration 110 Coronally Positioned Pedicle Graft 111 Coronally Positioned Pedicle Graft Utilizing Emdogain 112 Root Coverage in Cases of Localized Gingival Recession 113 Treatment of Multiple Adjacent Gingical Recessions Utilizing a Connective Tissue Graft 114 Denudation 115 Ridge Augmentation 116 Dressing Following Pure Mucogingival Surgery 117 Restoration Following Pure Mucogingival Surgery 118 Postsurgical Re-evaluation 119 A Behavioral Approach to Recall Visits 120 Basic Considerations in Selecting a Patient for Implants 121 Selection of Implant Modalities for Partially Dentulous Patients 122 Restoration of the Single Tooth Edentulous Space with Dental Implants 123 Soft Tissue Plastic Surgery Around Implants 124 Guided Bone Augmentation for Osseointegrated Implants 125 Single Tooth Implants 126 Multiple Single Implants or Implants as Abutments 127 Maintenance of Implant-Supported Restorations 128 Periimplantitis: Etiology of the Ailing, Failing, or Failed Dental Implant 129 Periimplantitis: Initial Therapy for the Ailing/Failing Dental Implant 130 Periimplantitis: The Surgical Management of Implant Repair 131 Esthetic Concerns and Surgery 132 Esthetic and Periodontically Involved Maxillary Anterior Teeth 133 Esthetic Evaluation of Patients with a High Lip Line 134 Esthetics and Gingival Augmentation 135 Esthetics: Periodontal and Restorative Aspects of Smile Design 136 Esthetics: Proportions of the Teeth 137 Esthetics: Free Gingival Margin Contour 138 Esthetics: Maxillary Lip Line 139 Informed Consent 140 Peridontal Dressings 141 Dentin Hypersensitivity 142 Patient with a Soft Tissue Impacted Third Molar Who is Considering Extraction 143 Patient with a Partially Bony Impacted Wisdom Tooth Who is Considering Extraction 144 Patient with a Fully Bony Impacted Wisdom Tooth Who is Considering Extraction 145 Patient with an Erupted Wisdom Tooth Who is Considering Extraction 146 Third Molar Extraction and Guided Tissue Regeneration 147 Guided Tissue Regeneration Associated with Lower Third Molar Surgical Extraction 148 Periodontal Considerations for Crown Lengthening 149 Rapid Extrusion versus Crown Lengthening Surgery 150 Crown Margin Placement 151 When to Use Localized Chemotherapeu
